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- Estimate
- $4,000–$6,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Bonhams — American Art, New York · 21 May 2014
- Record ID
- TB-2026-2062293
- Record
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Isidore Konti, Poetry and Thought: A Pair of Bookends each, 10 1/2in high. Bonhams, 21 May 2014, lot 36. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-2062293.
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Isidore Konti, Poetry and Thought: A Pair of Bookends each, 10 1/2in high. Bonhams, 21 May 2014, lot 36. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-2062293.
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From the same sale American Art · May 2014
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Portrait of a Young Man 31 3/4 x 25 1/2in | Beauford Delaney | $12,000–$18,000 | |
| Plaine des Ajoux, Giverny 23 1/2 x 29in | Theodore Earl Butler | $30,000–$50,000 | |
| A Field of Hyacinths, Holland 28 1/2 x 32 1/4in | George Hitchcock | $400,000–$600,000 | |
| Three children reading 36 x 60in | Mary Curtis Richardson | $15,000–$25,000 | |
| Woman in a Doorway 10 x 6 7/8in | Childe Hassam | $60,000–$80,000 | |
| Winter landscape 4 1/2 x 11 1/4in | James Abbott Mcneill Whistler | $30,000–$50,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Isidore Konti | Kneeling Men: A Pair of Bookends | $3,750 | Christie's, Apr 2015 | |
| Isidore Konti | Poetry and Thought: A Pair of Bookends each, 10 1/2in high | Bonhams, Dec 2013 | ||
| Isidore Konti | Pushing Men: A Pair of Bookends | Sotheby's, Oct 2016 | ||
| Isidore Konti | Reverence Before Knowledge (Kneeling Men): Bookends | Christie's, Jun 2017 | ||
| Milton Avery | Stella on a Stool | Heritage Auctions, Jun 2022 | ||
| Hermann Herzog | Farmyard Near Elfin Gorge, Watkins Glen, New York | Heritage Auctions, May 2022 | ||
| Hermann Herzog | Barges on a Holland Canal 17 x 19 1/8 in. (43.2 x 48.6 cm.) | Bonhams, Aug 2023 | ||
| Isidore Konti | Literature: A Pair of Figural Bookends | Heritage Auctions, May 2015 |
The closest sold results by price, artist, and medium — the appraiser's comp set, generated from the corpus. All figures converted to USD at current reference rates.